Inside the Most Expensive Hotels in Paris

Paris attracts tourists from around the world with its historic landmarks and enviable restaurants. Now its two most famous and expensive hotels have been refurbished and modernized.
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[@Q_QQ_Q]

*Paris : A year in paris is like smoking 183 cigarettes* . *Delhi : So cute , thats our 1 day quota* .

[@stephanzuev3624]

agreed

[@DiablyOo]

China laughs

[@jeanpml614]

😂😂😂

[@justicewarrior9187]

China One day here and you got life cancer

[@cerathbhaskaran2813]

Now Paris riot

[@jetlumi848]

"... with USB plugs in the wall" - oh okay now $20k a night sounds cheap

[@iascan]

Lol. I think it was used to show the mix of old and new

[@Patel1747]

With that money I can buy new usb charger every day for up to 20 years.

[@siragisdiaryforhappyliving4063]

😂😂😂 I can visit atleast 10+ countries with such 20k😁🎉

[@mwt2332]

With that money I could buy burj alarab

[@kim-thuythi444]

As a foreigner who came and settled down in Paris, it’s been 10 years, i have seen all the prettiest and also the ugliest sides of this city. But i never regret moving here, you have to live here to feel that special spirit of this city, it’s a very special thing. I’m glad i passed my 20s here.

[@treyingram]

that’s so awesome

[@dianariverjackson5123]

Fun fact: The last scene in the Da Vinci Code where Robert Langdon is shaving in the bathroom and sees the bloody sword shaped, it was filmed in that Imperial suite at the Ritz

[@okayedits8055]

there isn't only paris, there are so much beautiful cities here in france that are so underrated

[@bigshort9296]

Which ones would you recommend?

[@timonradde8174]

@@bigshort9296 Metz !

[@ixlnxs]

For aficionados of Jugendstil, I recommend Nancy. For mid-century architecture, Le Havre. For those into ancient Rome, the old circuit of Nîmes, Arles and Orange with the Pont du Gard inbetween. For art lovers, wander around the villages to the west of Nice: Cagnes-sur-Mer (Renoir), Biot (Léger), Mougins, Antibes and Vallauris (Picasso), Vence and Nice itself (Matisse), Le Cannet (Bonnard), Saint-Paul-de-Vence (Chagall and the author James Baldwin). France has cities and cosmopolitan villages to every taste.

[@anishchowdhury498]

I was in the Ritz last year for Thanksgiving break. It was worth it.

[@dafuq1933]

Paris need to encourage bicycles usage. I'm from Paris, and I'm always amazed how other Europeans cities have way more infrastructure for bikes (not only dedicated lanes, but also parking places). Go to Frankfurt, Hamburg, Brême, any city in the Netherlands or Denmark, you seriously are more likely to get hit by a bicycle than a car ! We're way behind.

[@bastcoucou1264]

Les Francais ont Peur du changement...

[@palm0607]

I got an Airbnb for 350 dollars a week.....I came to Paris to see Paris...not act bougie....

[@eligirl100]

that's expensive. you can find one for 450 a month

[@palm0607]

@@eligirl100 yeah I don't believe that unless I was staying at Hostel for a month......plus I didn't have a month to stay in France.....one week in Paris, 3 days in Athens Greece, a week in Cairo, Egypt, and 3 days in Abu Dhabi.....

[@eligirl100]

@@palm0607 with Airbnb you can

[@Nikki-ks6wi]

did the same!! best decision

[@MementoMori_2070]

@@eligirl100 450 a month tell me how if it's true . Im spending $1100 near the marais for one month

[@gloriachelsea]

I went to Paris for one day and honestly I can see how people can get carried away

[@05soltom]

Whoever did this videos sound design did a wicked job

[@angelrios5897]

Paris has, since the age of Kings, been defined by extravagance and ostentatious luxury. For those that demand modernity and simplicity, I'm not sorry to tell you, you've not only got a droll sense of living, but have picked the wrong city to achieve that sense. Paris is a city of dreams, guilded and gorgeous; any attempt to change that, is, in my opinion at least, blasphemy.

[@marienono]

Angel Rios this comment has been written by a foreigner for sure 😂 in fact Paris is not defined by extravagance, only certain neighbors (I am parisian). Lots of articles has been written about the idolisation of foreigners about Paris

[@marienono]

Mara P unfortunately you cant change these people... juste avoid them 😇 dont worry about not being integrated, the asian community is huge here (we also have an "asian district"). Younger generations are more open minded, sometimes just clumsy but they really dont want to be mean

[@fannishfanning160]

@@marap4107 you'll be fine if you're chinese. But even then, they also dont like the chinese so...

[@huguesjouffrai9618]

Actually it has been a city of extravagance since after the age of Kings. The famously extravagant Louis the XIV had left Paris for Versailles and it is the revolution that brought political power back to the capital. And the typical Paris as everybody knows it today actually dates from the late 19th century when it was a symbol of modernity all around the world with great city planning and harmony. I agree that we should preserve the harmony of style from that era because it is what gives paris its charm and makes it such a great city both to visit and to live in.

[@huguesjouffrai9618]

The quality of air problem is hugely exaggerated. It has actually improves massively in the last 40 years and the extraordinary density of the city needs to be taken into account. Despite what most people believe because buildings are not very high, Paris is one of the densest places in the world rivalling most asian cities with 20k inhabitants per square kilometers. The city is remarkably green given such a high density and walking around is quite easy. However the mayor's actions to ban cars has been causing all sorts of trouble and in particular it has created even more traffic jams in and around the city (with a negative impact on air quality), it has made life worse for the huge amount of people who go there everyday from the suburbs.

[@CasolVillas]

Great video! Thank you!

[@BRuane-pw6xq]

George V and Plaza Athenee are good options at price points below Ritz but still relatively higher priced rooms. A stop at Hemingway Bar in Ritz is recommended.

[@stephanzuev3624]

the most expensive hotel room in paris is the secret eiffel room on top of the Eiffel Tower

[@MKMK-bj2sk]

*Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays!*

[@AxmanGamingHD]

some parts of Paris really look like slums, especially the metro systems

[@shadowkillz9606]

They're old. Renovating them is hard partly because they're constantly being used.

[@jascrandom9855]

It has more than 10 million inhabitants. It can't All be Touristic.

[@poparrow9416]

Young Tang naaah,its just old building

[@bruh-fn5dh]

new yorks subway is worse still it is worlds capital renovating nyc subway would cost trillion

[@grimjowjaggerjak]

The paris metro system is the second oldest and is the largest metro in the world. And there are around 1.5 billions peoples who use it yearly so obvioulsy some part of the metro can looks bad but other part of the metro system like the line 1 are one of the most modern and clean in the world.

[@ChuBeThoong]

The quality is so super incredible

[@xhmongboi]

What paris needs is some bathrooms. 1 public bathroom per like 2sq miles lol

[@CapitalismInspired]

Mate just walk into the hotel lobby and go to the bathroom. Admittedly, this is easier if you’re well-dressed and white (like myself). If you look like you belong, no one will ask.

[@user-on8wl6qx5i]

where i’m from, i can buy a house with one night worth of that hotel :)

[@abdealimohamedali5295]

jhim dotnet Wow where are your from?

[@TUBESPECIFIC1]

@@abdealimohamedali5295 We need to know for housing prices are sky rocketing in America. You could buy a house for $36,000 in the 1990's, but today that same house runs anywhere from $250,000 to $900,000 depending on location. There's just no way even with 3 full time jobs and no need for sleep can most Americans possibly afford to buy a house today. I wanna leave the big shithole country so badly. I wish they were looking to hire me in other countries and just let me stay for life. There is English teaching on 1 year visas over in Asian countries, but that isn't where I want to be.

[@anrik-jh1zz]

Damn, I was thinking the same

[@miscellaneouscrap1237]

@@TUBESPECIFIC1 It's a shame it's even worse in Australia, P.S u pretty much can't buy a house for less than 800,000 in the big cities.

[@vlado2701]

..... Great attracts ! ..... Paris for me is really a unique, beautiful and unforgettable city : my shadow wanders there ....! * * * ....Dear Bloomberg !.... Thank You for Your helpful video and touching advertising : after watching nostalgia knocked on my door ! My favorite Paris see You soon !!! Vl'ado. Nov 29,2018 and forever.

[@jonbudi]

from paris with love

[@may.k8524]

This video gives me CHILLS

[@sashasmj9563]

I am french and i love Paris kiss from France on vous fait des bisous

[@cesarlorenzo_._]

I hope they can figure a way out to keep the city cleaner during summer ( before the pandemic situation...)

[@wesammansour1486]

I think Le Meurice,Plaza Athénee,and Le Bristol are the most Luxurious hotels in Paris..

[@tkm8751]

I mean Le Meurice and the Plaza Athénée are being boycotted because they are part of a group belonging to a dictator giving money to ISIS. The Bristol is fabulous though.

[@monhmonhmonhmonh]

Nothing beats spending an afternoon people watching (national sport in Paris), sipping drinks on a terrace of a brasserie on the main boulevards.

[@davidruiz8689]

We want moreeeeee of these videos

[@CrackberryMe]

Paris has my❤️

[@joeoleary6813]

mine too

[@TheAstronomyDude]

It rains a lot though. I lived two months in paris in 2009 and it rained almost every day so I didn't smell any diesel fumes.

[@satchinjoseph3509]

TheAstronomyDude That was almost 10 years ago...

[@nyhlalemons3972]

I just love Paris

[@pierregabory8772]

Dear tourists, there are much better places in France. Try Nantes, Strasbourg, Bordeaux... any of those big region city will give you the same experience, without the dirt, the smoke, and the flex of the superichs. It will be cheaper, and there's just as much to see.

[@akiowo1852]

Wait till the tourist gtfo for real, y'all be crying

[@pierregabory8772]

Akirakinosita I’ve specifically designed the people who only came to put their face in front of an old building for internet points: That’s not tourism.

[@yashar-el]

Went to Paris in 2007. One of the most remarkable and fulfilling travel experiences I've ever had.

[@Azknowledgethirsty]

I was in Lyon for a long time and it has nothing to envy to Paris except for one thing, Size You're right about what you said but Paris is 12 million city, while the ones you said are more than 10 times smaller, even Lyon was really small If you're there for a week, choose lyon or Strasbourg, if you're staying a month, then go to Paris, there's always something to do

[@Alex-qb1nt]

Do not lie, there is way less things to see in those others cities

[@billcordell9797]

My favorite city in the world

[@johannesk6145]

Is this really a vacation? I’d feel uncomfortable in such rooms. It’s too exaggerated..

[@rajvardhankadam3248]

Exactly

[@regisatlas]

the vintage furniture seems soo uncomfortable to me

[@Crosshill]

but sooo pretty

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

If you want modern go to America then

[@narata1541]

One day I'll be so rich that I will rent out the entire hotel for a night and play hide and seek in it.

[@amine2432]

That'd cost MILLIONS at least.

[@princessazulaofthefirenati5870]

Mr.Beast style

[@karvlr]

Nice

[@Jojolololilia]

I’m traveling today to Paris I will stay there for about 5 or 9 days

[@anonymousonlineuser6543]

Paris is wonderful, just try to avoid Hotel Westminster. I booked their Deluxe 25m room and received 11,8m room (N. 114) with dirty bathroom instead. France....In any other country this would be unimaginable, but at Hotel Westminster Paris it is a norm. Bait and switch without apologies or price reduction for much cheaper room. You have been warned dear travelers.

[@euhenyo4443]

4:31 - Yanni?

[@debdeep007]

Where is george 5 four seasons

[@smalltiny]

all that puff with the gold and the marble and the stuffiness, i used to think i wanted to stay at these posh places but i just realized that my tastes aren't refined enough to even enjoy all that

[@jeanpml614]

Perhaps we do not have the best air quality in the world but we have the most beautiful city

[@TUBESPECIFIC1]

Heck, you get a shot of the finest cognac thrown in for a mere $36,000 a night on Rue de Royale just a stones throw from the big gold capped ancient Egyptian obelisk. What a killer deal... Must be in the financially illuminated upper crust to partake in this most elegant finery.

[@qbcqweful]

People are really living life here

[@sasha6454]

One day I’ll stay at the Ritz

[@maxinew4011]

that boy at 0:53, that's Paris

[@tredfxman]

Cars from before 1997 are banned from entering.. Talk about Discrimination!

[@saalih19]

Is this Monocle Magazine or Bloomberg 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@punka23lj]

I’m going to Paris in 2 months. What are some foods I should try?? Is Disneyland worth it?? I’m from California but I’m only in Paris for two full days.

[@klarabella]

Hello C You have to try raclette in my opinion! And I’d say Disneyland isn’t worth it if you’re only there for 2 days- there are so many amazing museums, monuments & theatres to see! Lots of love from Paris, bisous !

[@throwthejavelin368]

Whole Europe is trapped by its glorious past.

[@paddydeane1295]

throwthejavelin368 Is this comment coming from a salty American envious of life in Europe?

[@yggdrasil1575]

lmao, all country in the world have a better history than americans :) sit down and stay calm

[@bobduvar]

Shangri Lâ palace hôtel is the very best best palace in Paris !! This palace was owned by Prince Roland De Bonaparte... Napoléon nephew !

[@APAstronaut333]

Non parlare di quello modo di che ha successo già.

[@wesammansour1486]

Great video..but i think the Le Meurice,Plaza Athenee,Le Bristol,and the Shangri-La are much more Luxurious than both of them.. Cheers

[@Gameboob]

Why the dissonance between title and content...?

[@baleedali5469]

I want 1 month. And the city

[@nutsbutdum]

4:01 Christophe Dechavanne

[@esotericexplorersmartinez493]

I will stay here one day ❤️💜 very soon :)

[@Steve-xl1en]

honestly I have been over 100 countries and every one of them has a bar that Hemingway drank in!!!

[@leciramaraya608]

My jaw drops 4:21

[@101yayo]

Paris is very nice to visit.

[@lindafukuyu5767]

Yeah, Parishithole ! Go outside Paris .. much better !

[@jeff6199]

Jihadist favourite destiny

[@ClaudioWeisz]

Great video but terrible music, very distracting. The video would be more enjoyable with softer sound.

[@methminirathnayake2641]

Feels like it’s from another lifetime.. precovid..

[@mykingparth]

2:21 Bombay Sapphire spotted

[@Mmm1222_]

Parth Patel 😍😊

[@adden2242]

Woww!! just too expensive for my blood, ill go broke in a year or in a month.Most of us Filipinos cannot afford that.

[@jaquesravalec242]

Worth every Euro.

[@Ben-dh1kt]

THANK YOU! Finally a video showing the real Paris, the beauty of the city and its vibe! THE TRUE PARIS!! Not a fake video showing the worsts districts of Paris making the world think Paris has became a slum.

[@viniislaif1532]

yeah I am too astonished where the narrative that paris is a immigrant african slum came from. It literally is one of the highest earning regions in europe and the banlieues around it aren't changing that fact

[@Ben-dh1kt]

Vini Is Laif yes exactly! And the suburb of Paris aren’t less safe than the suburb of other big cities in the world such as New York or London!

[@TheJainmehul]

You van thank the russian bots and right winf nutjobs for that.

[@asikasikjo]

In some part of the city, it is indeed showing that Paris has became a slum

[@Ben-dh1kt]

Bach these parts of the cities has always looked like this, like the Bronx in NY for example, there is nothing new...

[@jimboland4161]

I’m heading to Paris in 22 days. I’m not staying at fancy hotels. We are renting a house across the street from the Eiffel Tower.

[@gmakutube]

WHere are the shots of all the squatters in tents?

[@Ben-dh1kt]

g mak well there is no shots of these because they don’t represent Paris... there are some in the northern suburb but it’s rare, don’t affiliate Paris with this please, poverty is in every major cities in the world, and Paris is dealing with it better than most cities in the world!

[@fl195]

g mak stop believing Fox News and come and see by yourself ;)

[@coolthings3899]

No car days haha

[@randomfacts4353]

I stayed in a hotel near Paris for 150$$ a day stayed there for 7 days

[@melt5836]

I dont even know if ill get there

[@207522]

I caught a Bloomberg blooper! They said the Crillon "beats the Ritz on price" but they said it's $36,000/ night for the Grand Apartment at the Crillon but the Ritz Imperial Suite starts at only $20,000/ night. Obviously they got it backwards. How did someone not catch this error before they posted the video.....?

[@hbarudi]

So that is the 7 star hotel outside of Dubai and it is in Paris.

[@MKMK-bj2sk]

*Paris - Chainsmokers*

[@shravan2010]

I think most of them out here haven't got it

[@vitorschroederdosanjos6539]

Fun fact, the average prison cell in the USA costs about 1400 U$ per day beating a "the Ritz" cheapest buisnes room by about 100 bucks

[@eligirl100]

In Paris at the moment for school. Lived most of my life in NY and Paris does not match up...

[@johnnyrockets10]

Depends on the individual. I worked in finance in NYC and it's an amazing city if you want great work opportunities and to make lots of money. Otherwise, to me Paris is better in every way (I moved to Paris but also have plenty of family there). To be honest, I was raised by quite snobby European parents and NYC just feels like a city of peasants to me, with no sophistication.

[@Alex-qb1nt]

Well, NY agglomeration is almost 20 millions, Paris agglomeration is about 12 millions. It's still consequent but smaller. So it's hard to compete for Paris with such a city. However, there is many places to explore in Paris, during the day, the evening (it's great because you do not have to wait the night to party. A 7pm there is afterworks and beautifulls bars opened), and the nigth. Since 6/7 years, there is more and more choice. Museum Vuitton fondation, Picasso Museum, Pinault Musem soon, etc Fancy concerts places Philarmonie, La Seine Musicial, etc. Parks : Parc Monceau Tuileries Parc des buttes chaumon Jardin du Luxembourg Champs de Mars Parc Monsouris Bois de Vincennes (it's big and there is a Zoo in it) Bois de Boulognes etc A few bars with nice views and design : Comptoir Generale Le perchoir 75011 Le perchoir Marais Kong Bar Rosa Bonhneur Pavillon puebla Generator rooftop (open till 10pm) Kube bar Alcazar Presciption cocktail club Ballroom beef club Badaboom Moonshiner Wanderlust Garage club in the same building as Wanderlust Debonair rooftop Petit Bain Cafe Barge Concrete Ground control La felicita Bhudda Bar Bhudda bar hotel - they have a nice bar : le Qautre Manko Paris (peruvian bar) Monsieur bleu Les grands verres Verde by Yeels etc

[@johnnyrockets10]

@@Alex-qb1nt don't bother selling Paris mate, anyone even slightly sophisticated knows it's still the best city on the planet.

[@SebastianB18]

5314 CNT lol

[@bringiton5282]

Paris' mayor's intention to better the air quality is commendable, but she way she tried to do it has been chaotic.

[@Patel1747]

*With that money I can buy new usb charger every day for up to 20 years.*

[@nomansland120]

I could find better things to spend 20k on than thousands of USB chargers.

[@jaimemacron4449]

💖💖🇫🇷

[@yashilkatwaroo3878]

Who else heard yanny ? 😂😂😂😂

[@Someone-cr8cj]

The only thing special about it is the price

[@zhenhuachen6611]

pls talk about the thief lol

[@Jackster310]

Hemingway bought the martinis for his men. That's kind of key.

[@robertjunior3525]

FROM PARIS. FUCKING CITY

[@jchen2479]

can you imagine being a Parisian, with normal cigarette consumption and that air quality, they're smoking like 1,000,183 cigarettes a year....

[@Crosshill]

i think that number they stated was for a whole year my dude you'd be dead with that consumption

[@punkqueen5664]

I stayed at the Plaza Athénée and besides a fabulous bathroom, a comfy bed it was no big shakes. Boring as hell and even had a Chinese breakfast menu! So I think it’s not worth staying there.

[@heyokaikaggen6288]

Other cities around Europe are following suit? Yes, I'm sure that the Dutch and the Scandinavians think that they could learn a thing or two...

[@gauravsoni4423]

With 20k$ I can build a house with 200 usb plugs in the wall

[@stephenb7829]

I'm curious if your "super rich " and can easily afford a room there wouldn't it be better to be luxury house with all the same amenities.

[@ashrafash9302]

When it comes to food, fashion, culture and tradition, Paris is still far better than NYC or London. Don’t believe those propaganda videos about Paris becoming a “immigrant hub” They only focus on one part of Paris. What if they show you East London, Queens or Brooklyn instead of Central London or Manhattan over and over again? Then I’m sure you’d say the same thing about NY or London too. So before you judge Paris, come and visit downtown Paris, it’s monuments and historical places in person. Every big city consists of a few rough suburbs but that doesn’t mean that the whole city is like that. Vive la France ♥️🇫🇷

[@MesRevesEnRose]

The difference is NYC and London have learned how to include immigrant culture into its economic model. It is seen as a plus and has breathed modernity into those cities.

[@ashrafash9302]

MesRevesEnRose That’s where Paris is struggling a bit. Because mass immigration is totally new to the city, whereas NY & London have been dealing with it for decades. It will take some time for Paris to use its immigrants for its betterment. Like you mentioned.

[@pawion]

@@MesRevesEnRose France is not in the Anglosphere : they do not want to adapt to the migrant culture unlike American, Canadian, Australian and English people I presume that's why they're struggling when a lot of strangers arrive, it takes more time to assimilate them

[@Steven-gg1bn]

what is wrong with being an immigrant hub? that is how new culture is born. And sorry, you can't have the title of being a modern international city without including people who look or speak differently than you. Lastly, it's "Vive la France" in French

[@LlamasAreBest]

Ash Walker Paris is a total shithole, don’t fool yourself.

[@fathimafarahna2633]

I prefer traveling n exploring cultures n sitting silently in a cafe watching crowd or reading books. I dont go Paris to act rich😬 That's too much n takes the essence of travel . But provided you are billionaire then that's cool👌

[@gabbygabs3730]

Another city I can’t go to because of money and air quality

[@Lauwergames]

Have seen the metro no thanks paris

[@Ben-dh1kt]

Lauwer do you make your idea of a city based on the quality of its metro? 😂 well then don’t go to New York it’s even worse, don’t go to LA there is none, don’t go to Lisbon it’s disgusting but go to Xi’an China I’ve heard it’s clean and efficient Pathetic

[@nicholaslee633]

Benjamin Desso what’s wrong with Xi An China? Don’t be a bigot, there are plenty of places in China that are just as modern or even more than the places u just named

[@Ben-dh1kt]

Hehehe Hhehe I’ve been to Xi’an, it is way more modern than Paris and a nice city, but spending holidays in Paris is much more interesting concerning culture and architecture than in Xi’an, a « new city » built to live, without a lot of cultural buildings or museums, and with a very functional architecture

[@gameplaysandmore9781]

Paris’ *

[@desertmav8632]

Ha! I’ll NEVER visit that TOILET ever again!

[@saleh.hashmi]

If there isn't a fucking elevator in a hotel I don't give a fuck...

[@aminabouarara4436]

For 36k a night I better sleep covered in gold and eat gold

[@Coclovers6578]

Just a ordinary comment passing by 🤗

[@BluRey100]

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[@Coclovers6578]

@@BluRey100 yeah

[@BluRey100]

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Capital of picketpocket

[@Crosshill]

any big town with big tourism is gonna have pickpockets